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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Northumberland Lookup Requests => Northumberland => England => Northumberland Completed Look up Requests => Topic started by: MKG on Monday 24 November 08 12:11 GMT (UK)
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I now have an almost complete picture of my GG grandmother, Isabella Magee (or McGee or McGhee) - with help from you lovely people. In 1841, she was a 5-year old inmate of Berwick Workhouse. In 1861 she was married to my GG grandfather, Thomas Kyle McLeod, and living in Spittal.
Can anyone help me with the 1851 gap - where was the 15-year old Isabella?
Thanks ... Mike
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nothing obvious - where was she born?
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In my index to Berwick 1851 Isabel McGee 15 born Berwick was a house servant.
HO107/2421 folio 372.
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She was born 21 October 1835 in Spittal. As she was brought up in the workhouse, which pushed girls towards domestic service, I wondered if she could have been working outside the Berwick area - not too far outside, though, else she would never have met Thomas.
Mike
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Graham - that looks like her. Is there any more detail there?
Mike
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The index I have doesn't allow more detail, but someone could probably look up the reference number I gave to see the family she was servant to in Berwick
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The full reference is HO107/2421/372/7
Isabel (enumerated as Isabl) McGee is a house servant to a Samuel Fisackerley, 32 b Scotland, house carpenter & auctioneer employing 5 men, his wife Helenor (sic) and their five children aged 1-11. There are no other servants in the household.
The address is simply given as "Castlegate".
Anna :)
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Spot on, Anna. :D
Thanks a lot everyone. Job done!
Mike